AdamB Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 I've never heard of it lol. Hammerite also do kurust which is meant to do the same job never used it myself tho.Yeah I heard of that, apparently its very similar to jenolite, apparently its more of a rust pervention rather than a treatment though. We do jenolite at work,a few people have came in and said its really good stuffAh cool! My dads used it before but only on stuff with surface rust so it's probably not so bad, just don't know how it will fair up with this kinda rust. My cousin and uncle have mg b's and swear by bilthamber products mate. Seen results firsthand and its bloody good stuff. Not the cheapest tbf but seriously good product.cars coming on lovely nowI've messaged the guys at Bilt hamber just to get their advice, hopefully here something back tomorrow. I've got a few of their products lined up and they aren't badly priced tbh. Gota do a proper job, don't wanna be doing the same thing again in 6 weeks time lol. Cracking on with the front tomorrow so should have another update then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Did some more work on this today.I pulled the front carpet up the other day and gave it a good clean, but now I'm debating about even putting it back in, looks quality fully stripped When I removed the carpet I found this plate that had been tack welded to the slope on the way to the bulkhead on the drivers side. I've looked through some pics of other peoples stripped cars and haven't seen this before so this definitely OEM. Kinda got me thinking whys it there in the first palce though, I would associate with this part of the car getting rusty, although I did find some water sitting in the bottom floor skin, can't see it very well as it's full of dust but this is a cut out on the passenger side footwell. I then decided to re-route the fuel flap pull cable as it was under, over and through the tunnel looking quite messy, especially if I was going to leave the carpet out.Here is how it was before : And this is it re-reouted right the way through the tunnel Then carried on getting rid of the paint on the passenger side floor, nearly finished it. Suprising how quick it took but the paint is only thin so doesn't take much time to get off. Hope to finish off that side tomorrow then start on the drivers side, hopefully won't take too long either. Will then need to pull the dash out and do the bulkhead.Now on the lookout for a welder as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo Grant Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looking good. I suspect the captive nut for the wish bone went. Plate put in for access Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Argh yes forgot about that issue, think you might be right there mate. I think I'll remove the plate just to check and make sure, then I'll weld in another nice new bit of material. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 Just ordered some Bilt Hamber goodies to tread the rust I got. Should be with me by the end of the week then I'll get started on patching that up. Spraying and undersealing behind the rear bumper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Recieved my Bilt Hamber products the other day Went and started my rust treatment process today, removed the rear bumper, wire brushed the rust and removed a lot of the dead material. Then I used a sanding block just to go over it and remove anymore small pieces. Before I touched anything this is what it looked like After a wire brush, sanding, degrease and a wash with got soapy water this is what it came out like. Then I pasted on the deox gel over the rust area's and covered with cling film to stop it drying out. Didn't get any pics of this as it just started to piss down with rain.Hope to go back out tomorrow and check it, probably do atleast another application then see how the rust is from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Got round to applying my third coat of the gel today after leaving the previous coat for around 36 hours, this is how it came out after I washed the old coat off On the large section at the top, you can just see it's started to go back to bare metal where it's coming through in silver patches Applied a thick third coat and hoping this will be the last one to do, have wrapped it up again and will leave it for another 24-36 hours before removing. Have to say overall I'm very happy the way it's coming out, it's not exactly a quick process, although only taking around 20 mins to apply. That said I'm in no rush, but would recommend this stuff to anyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Awesome isnt it best products on the market imo. Has done wonders and helped loads on the restoration of my uncle and cousins mg's. Just cant fualt it in anyway. Coming on nice dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Its cracking stuff mate, and their customer service is shit hot as well. Like I say it's a bit of a pain having to wait, but if your not in any rush like I am it's the perfect stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Not updated this for quite some time. Have been doing a fair bit over the last week. Finished off removing all the paint and sealant from the front of the car. Then I removed the dash and wiring loom Out comes the loom All out Started removing some bits from the dash loom, just a few loose wires nothing major. Also tidied up what I believe was from a turbo timer which was a right mess. Started out looking like this : And finally after removing all that gubbins looked like this : Still need to re-connect some of the wires but need some gas for my soldering iron first. Didn't end up removing too much really as I still wanted to keep it a road car, still kept the heaters, electric mirrors (which I was contemplating on getting rid of), and keeping the electric windows. If I could find some windy windows then I would get rid of that as well but they are pretty hard to come by. Also just started removing bits from the engine loom as well so should have an update for that over the weekend I hope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_VF22 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Looking good as ever adam Mine has got wind down windows mate you dibs on them pal when i break it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Have you got the door cards to fit as well matey? Legend if you have! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_VF22 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Have you got the door cards to fit as well matey? Legend if you have! Yes mate got the lot bro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Top man! I'll be pestering you soon then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_VF22 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Top man! I'll be pestering you soon then Haha no worries boss Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darraghmh91 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 savage project adam some work goin into it all the same thats some turbo you have there the size of it ha and good job on fixing up the body too lookin forward to more updates Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Haha no worries boss Thanks to your offer I've just removed all this savage project adam some work goin into it all the same thats some turbo you have there the size of it ha and good job on fixing up the body too lookin forward to more updates Thanks mate! Turbo's plenty big enough for my needs, although its not what I want to run anymore. Still got plenty more to do on the body, I'm awaiting delivery of my welder until I can finish it off, which will hopefully be about 2 weeks time. This is how my dash loom is now finished, just need to wrap it back up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Nice work man. Im also on the hunt for windys meh. I've kept all the same bits you have in mine too lol gotta have some mod cons even in a track car haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hahaha I know man, gotta keep the heaters for those cold nights! That's about the only luxury I really wanna keep, still undecided about the electric mirrors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 You dont need heaters, pffftt, get it all chucked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hahah just need to wear a couple more layers yeah Dan? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Thats right man, get the polar bear eskimo gear out lol !! Nah it was fine in the GT with no heaters, engine ran a bit hot but there were other underlying issues there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Haha I'll grab a roof rack as well for my Skis. Did you have interior though? Thing is am gonna have no rear carpet or plastics so its going to get pretty nippy I imagine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo Grant Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Ditch all the heaters! You won't need them, just wrap up. I've got nothing in mine. Try riding a bike in winter haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) I've ridden a bike in winter, and it wasn't pleasant, mainly because I was getting soaked! hahaDamn you boys are like the devils! Only good thing about ditching the heaters is all the matrix behind the dash as well. Edited September 27, 2013 by AdamB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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